photo by: Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health

May 3 Douglas County COVID-19 update from the health department

Douglas County reported 9,216 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 11 cases since Friday.

In Douglas County, 8,986 out of the 9,216 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 230 cases are active.

The county has averaged about nine new cases per day over the last 14 days, according to a 14-day moving average graph updated weekdays by the health department. The current average of 8.5 is up from a low of just under seven new cases per day in mid-March and down from a recent high of 71 cases per day in early January.

Douglas County has a 14-day COVID-19 incidence rate of 98.93 per 100,000 people and a test positivity rate of 2.5%. Positivity rates are 3.4% in Lecompton, 2.7% in Lawrence, 2.5% in Baldwin City and 1.5% in Eudora. Four patients at Lawrence’s hospital had COVID-19 on Monday, one fewer than Friday. To date, 87 Douglas County residents have died from COVID-19.

Registration for vaccination clinics at LMH Health are open to the public, and registration codes are posted at LDCHealth.org/COVIDVaccine and Douglascountyks.org/Coronavirus. Community members may also get a vaccine at LMH Health without making an appointment in advance. Any residents with questions about COVID-19 or the vaccine interest form may call Douglas County’s help line at 785-864-9000.